Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you've most likely had some type of connection with Candy Crush. You've either laughed at your best friend for playing, said "HA! GAAAYYY!" (youtube reference) to your younger sibling, or screamed at the ever multiplying chocolate while you're playing.
We all figured out how to "beat the system" and play via Facebook AND our smartphones so we could get more lives. It quickly became an epidemic and now we are all addicted.
About a month ago, the app on my phone crashed *gasp* and all I had left was Facebook. I also noticed right before my app crashed, several others on Twitter were saying the same thing happened to them. Now, while that's inconvenient, it's not terrible. Sure, I can't distract myself while the Asians are tickling the heck out of my meet anymore, but I can still play. Sometimes, too often.
You can always tell which levels are the hardest, because loads of your friends show up on that level on the map. Everybody and their brother had the worst time with level 65. Me? I breezed through that sucker in just a few days, while some people were stuck for a few months! However, now I can't seem to clear all the jelly on level 86 in the allotted 35 moves! I always think just ONE more move and I would've had it! (that's how they trick you into paying for this mindless addiction!) Until, however, that glorious day that the Candy Crush minions decide to let you pass the level of doom. You're about to give up and out of nowwhere, BOOM! You clear all that dang jelly just in time to move forward! *Cue Hallelujah chorus*
All of these mind boggling realizations have lead me to believe that Candy Crush is just like Wheel of Fortune. If you've never seen it, bless your heart, Pat Sajak and Vanna White are the host. Vanna turns over the letters for the puzzles, and Pat is in charge of the wheel. My Granny swears up and down that he has a pedal and stops the wheel wherever he pleases. If he wants the pretty girl to win, all the boys end up on bankrupt. While Granny's pretty girl scenario may not be exact, I think they most likely do decide who wins before the show starts. Just like the Candy Crush makers were appalled that I passed level 65 with such ease, they decided they were going to never let me out of level 86. They're probably singing a nice rendition of Toby Keith's "How Do You Like Me Now" and laughing while I waste yet ANOTHER lunch hour trying to break free.
Think I'm crazy? You're probably right. But, I still think it's a perfect theory.
Do you play Candy Crush or have you already given it up?
Are you stuck on a chocolate or jelly level?
(I haven't even made it to the time bombs yet! sheesh!)
Happy Mindless Thursday!
(which is my Friday! ekk!)
XoXo
-AK
2 comments:
I think you REALLY have too much time on your hands and a serious addiction that will need rehab....not only do you play it, now you are analyzing it and writing a blog post about it! Maybe you should play trivial pursuit or something!
are you ready for this? i've never played candy crush! i need another time suck like I need a hole in my head.
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